“Not in my Church”: When Sexual Abuse affects the Congregation

This article discusses the self-understanding, role, and position of the congregation when a spiritual leader and trusted person are accused of sexual abuse. Basis to discuss three different positions (meaning the congregation as bystander, injured and upright) is to apply mainly a theological and p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tormod Kleiven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Verlage 2018-07-01
Series:Diaconia
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Online Access:https://vr-elibrary.de/doi/10.13109/diac.2018.9.1.53